Paint roller



1a,023,443 PAINT ROLLER Harold Brandeis, Hales Corners, Wis. FiledDec.21, 1959, Ser. No. 860,869 9 Claims. (Cl. 115-236)) This inventionrelates to a paint roller for painting a wall surface contiguous toanother wall surface at right angles thereto without transferring paintto the latter wall surface. The invention has particular utility forpainting the vertical walls of a room next to the ceiling. Numerouspaint rollers have been developed for this purpose, bnt they areunsatisfactory from many standpoints. Most of them include a spacermeans slightly above the upper end of the paint roller, which spacermeans engages the ceiling or the line of intersection between theceiling and the vertical wall being painted, andthus keeps the rollerfrom touching the ceiling and also, to a certain extent, helps to guidethe roller along a straight line. However, they cannot be handled andguided in a straight line readily by persons unskilled in the paintingart. More importantly, the paint on the roller often builds up on thespacer means and finally is transferred to the ceiling.

It is, accordingly, an object of the invention to provide a paint rollerusable by skilled and unskilled persons alike, which enables the user topaint a vertical wall next to the ceiling along a straight line withoutstaining the ceiling with paint. More specifically, it is an object ofthe invention to provide apaint roller designed to be supported in aproper, stable, paint-applying position next to but spaced a slightdistance from the ceiling of a room and then moved with ease in astraight line next to the ceiling without transferring any paint to theceiling.

Another object of the invention is to provide a paint roller as justdescribed which includes a spacer means at the upper end of the rollerwhich spacer means makes contact with the ceiling near its line ofintersection with the vertical wall to be painted, and wherein means areprovided for preventing the transfer of paint to the spacer means andthen to the ceiling.

A further object of the invention is to provide a paint roller asdescribed which may be comfortably held by the user as it is moved alongthe wall.

A still further object of the invention is toprovide a paint roller asdescribed which is of simple, rugged and economical construction.

In the preferred form of the invention, the paint roller is supportedfor rotation upon a frame which carries guide roller means which engagethe vertical wall and the ceiling at points remote from the line ofintersection between the ceiling and the vertical wall. The guide rollermeans which engage the ceiling and vertical wall each preferablycomprises a pair of spaced rollers whose axes of rotation straddle theaxis of rotation of the paint roller so that there are at least fourwell spaced points of support for the paint roller which enable the userreadily to hold the paint roller steady during the movement thereofalong the wall. One of the pairs of rollers is located below the paintroller and the other pair which engages the ceiling is located slightlyabove and laterally outwardly of the paint roller.

In accordance with another aspect of the invention, an auxiliary spacerroller isrnounted'for rotation within a rates Patent recess at the upperend of the paint roller contiguous to the side thereof which makescontact with the vertical wall to be painted, the spacer rollerprojecting a small distance above the top of the paint roller where itengages the ceiling and ensures the spacing of the paint roller from theceiling.

In accordance with still another aspect of the present invention, meansare provided for automatically scraping the upper rim of the paintroller as it is rolled along the wall to prevent build-up of paint onthe upper rim of the paint roller and the consequent transfer thereof tothe aforesaid spacer roller.

In accordance with another aspect of the invention, part of the frame ofthe paint roller is shaped to form a channel-shaped receptacle or panwhich receives paint wiped from the upper rim of the paint roller. Also,the sides of the paint-receiving pan are preferably spaced a smalldistance apart and sized to be gripped comfortably in the users handwhile the paint roller is held above the users head in a paint-applyingposition adjacent to the ceiling.

Other objects, advantages and features of the invention will becomeapparent upon making reference to the specification to follow, theclaims and the drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a preferred form of paint rollerunit constructed in accordance with the present invention, the paintroller being in a painting position next to the ceiling of the room;

FIG. 2 is an end view of the paint roller unit of FIG. 1, as seen in theviewing plane 22 thereof;

FIG. '3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the paint rollerunit, taken along section line 3-3 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is atop plan view of the paint roller unit; and

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary bottom view of the paint roller unit.

Referring now to the drawings, the paint roller unit shown thereincomprises a frame generally indicated by reference numeral 2 and a paintroller generally indicated by reference numeral 4' which is supported onthe frame for free rotation along its longitudinal axis. The paintroller 4 is preferably of a frusto-conical shape and has the usual paintabsorbent outer surface 6 which transfers paint readily to a verticalwall 8 of the room. As previously indicated, the present invention dealswith the provision of various rollers or guide means on the frame 2which enables the paint roller 4;!- to be positioned in a properpaint-applying position against the Wall 8 adjacent a ceiling id andthen moved in a straight line parallel to the line of intersectionbetween the ceiling and the verticalwall 8 without requiring anyparticular skill on the part of the operator and without the transfer ofany paint to the ceiling 10.

In the detailed description of the parts of the paint roller unit tofollow, the relationship of the various parts of the paint roller unitwill he described considering the paint roller unit in its normalpaint-applying position against the vertical wall as shown in thedrawings.

In the preferred form of the invention, the frame 2 has a body portion12 which forms an upwardly and outwardly inclined paint-receiving panwhich closely underlies and extends parallel to the outer inclined sideof the paint roller 4. The pan has a pair of rectangular vertical sideWalls 3.4-4.4 which are spaced fairly close together so that they may becomfortably grasped in the hands of the user. For example, the sidewalls are preferably spaced apart in the neighborhood of from 1% to 4inches. The pan 12 further has an upwardly and outwardly incliningrectangular bottom wall .16 extending between the lower longitudinalmargins of the side walls 14-414, and a bottom end wall 18 bridging theadjacent margins of the side walls 14-14 and the bottom wall 16 to closeoff the lower end of the pan. The pan is open along the upperlongitudinal margins of the side walls 14-14 and also along the uppertransverse or end margins of the side walls. The paint roller 4preferably extends a short distance into the open top of the pan 12.

The upper longitudinal margins of the pan side walls 14-14 are benttransversely outwardly to form wings or shoulders 26-20 to which aresecured a pair of strap members 22-22. The bottom ends of the strapmembers 22-22 have bent up end portions 2-24 ex tending in a commonhorizontal plane. A pair of rollers 26-26 having cylindrical outerroller surfaces are similarly journalled in the strap end portions 24-24for rotation about horizontal spaced vertical axes located in a verticalplane which is parallel to the vertical room Wall 8. The inner marginsof the rollers 26-26 are in a vertical plane including the inner marginof the paint roller 4 which is supported on the frame 2 with its Wideend at the top of the frame and its longitudinal axis inclining upwardlyand outwardly. The means for mounting each of the rollers 26-26 on thestrap ends 24-44 may include a headed pivot bolt 27 passing through theassociated roller 26 and through aligned openings in the associatedstrap and a cross member 29 bridging the strap ends. The pivot bolt isheld in place by a nut 30 threaded over the projecting upper threadedend of the pivot bolt. The rollers 26-26 are thus positioned at the sameelevation beneath the paint roller 4 to make rolling contact with thewall 8 and are spaced relatively widely apart on opposite sides of theaxis of the paint roller 4. I

The paint roller 4 is rotatably mounted upon the center of the cross arm29 by any suitable means. In the illustrated embodiment of theinvention, this means includes a cylindrical axle or red 32 extendinglongitudinally of the paint roller. The axle 32 may comprise acylindrical member having an internally threaded opening 34 at itsbottom end which threads over the threaded shank of a bolt 36 extendinginto the cross arm 29 and projecting thereabove. A nut 33 threadedaround the bolt 36 between the cross arm 29 and the axle 32 anchors thebolt to the cross arm 29, and a washer 40 is positioned around the shankof the bolt 36 between the nut 38 and the end of the axle 32. The axle32 passes through a frusto-conical core 44 forming the center of thepaint roller 4. A paint absorbent layer of material is adhesively orotherwise secured around the frusto-conical core 44 to form the outerpaint absorbent surface of the paint roller 4. Upper and lower bearings46 and 48 are respectively anchored within upper and lower recesses 50and 52 in the core 44. The upper recess 50 in the core 44 opens onto amuch larger recess 54 which extends almost to the perimeter of the core44.

The axle 32 has an outwardly extending flange 57 just above the innerdefining wall 59 of the recess 54 in the paint roller core 44-. Theflange 57 has a hexagonal upper portion 60 for receiving a tool forunscrewing the axle from the bolt 36 to enable the paint roller 4 to beremoved from the frame for cleaning or replacement.

The upper end portions of the aforesaid straps 22-22 are bent slightlydownwardly and then upwardly to form vertically extending end portions64-64 upon which cylindrical rollers 66-66 are rotatably mounted. Therollers 66-66 may be fixed to the upper end portion 6t-64 of the straps22-22 by any suitable means, such as by pivot-forming bolts 68-68passing through openings in the rollers and the strap ends. The boltsare anchored to the strap ends by nuts 70-70. The rollers 66-66 are thusmounted for rotation about spaced horizontal axes extending transverselyof the vertical wall 8 to be painted, the horizontal axes being in acommon horizontal plane and spaced apart in the direction of movement ofthe paint roller along the wall 8. When the paint roller is in itspaint-applying position as shown most clearly in FIG. 1, the rollers66-66 make rolling contact with the ceiling 10 and aid in spacing theinner upper corner of the frusto-conical shaped paint roller 4 from theceiling 10 by a small distance.

The bottom and upper pairs of rollers 26-26 and 66-66 thus provide fourwidely spaced points of support for the paint roller unit along the wall8 and ceiling it) and so form a stable rolling support for the paintroller unit which enables it to be readily moved in a straight linealong the upper perimeter of the vertical wall *8. This arrangement ofrollers also permits the user readily to guide and position the paintroller uni-t initially into a stable paint-applying position without thepaint roller 4 touching the ceiling and to keep it in this position asit is moved along the wall. However, to further ensure the spacing ofthe upper end of the paint roller from the ceiling 10, particularly whenthe unit is being initially moved into position, a spacer roller 73 isprovided which contacts the ceiling 10 at a point contiguous to theinner side of the roller.

The spacer roller 73 is pivotally mounted upon the depending end portion75 of a generally horizontally extending spring-urged pivot arm 77 whichend portion extends into the recess 54 at the top of the paint rollercore. The pivot arm 77 is pivoted upon the shank of a pivot bolt 79. Thepivot bolt 79 extends through a pair of mounting ears 82-82 projectingupwardly from the upper margin of the inclined bottom wall 16 of thepaintreceiving pan 12 and is held thereon by a bolt 83. The spacerroller 73 on the end of the arm 77 is mounted for rotation about ahorizontal axis extending transverse ly of the vertical wall 8 by anysuitable means, such as by a pivot screw 84 passing through the rollerand threading into the depending end portion 75 of the arm 77. Most ofthe spacer roller 73 and the arm end portion 75 are located within theenlarged recess 54 at the end of the paint roller core 44. The top ofthe spacer roller 73 is in a common horizontal plane with the upper pairof rollers 66-66. The upper end of the roller 73, therefore, projects asmall distance beyond the upper end of the paint roller 4 so as to spacethe same a small distance from the ceiling 10. The main reason why thepaint roller is frusto-conical in shape is to provide clearance for thepivot arm 77. In accordance with a broad aspect of the invention, thearm 77 and even the roller 73 could be omitted, thus making it practicalto use a cylindrical paint roller.

In addition to forming a support for the spacer roller 73, pivot arm 77also supports a pair of paint scraper arms 86-86 which diverge inwardlyand outwardly to make engagement with the rim 88 of the paint roller.The ends of the paint scraper arms 86 are preferably provided withdownwardly extending corners 89 which ride along the outer surface 6 ofthe paint roller. It is apparent that the ends of the scraper arms 86scrape away any paint that might be present on the rim of the paintroller to thereby prevent the build-up of paint thereon and theconsequent transfer of the paint to the spacer roller 73 and then to theceiling, or directly to the ceiling 10. The paint which is scraped fromthe roller by the scraper arms 86-86 drips upon the outer surface of thepaint roller 4 or therebeneath into the paint-receiving pan 12.

Means are provided for urging the pivot arm 77 between two extremestable positions, one of which is the horizontal position shown in FIG.1, where the arm bears upon the upper end of the paint roller axle 32.The up per end of the axle 43 may be provided with a reduced end portion32 which fits into an opening 77' in the arm 77. The arm 77 is thusurged against the shoulder provided by the reduced end portion 32'. Themeans for urging the arm into this position may include a leaf spring 99projecting longitudinally from the pivoted end of the arm 77. The leafspring 90 in the horizontal position of the arm 77 bears against theupper end portion 91' of an upwardly extending member 91 anchored to andprojecting from the bottom wall 16 of the pan 12. When the arm 77 ispivoted to an upwardly extending position (dashed lines in FIG. 3), theleaf spring 90 is cammed over the upper end portion 91 of the member 91and ends up in a position where it is closely nested against the outerface of the member 91, the upper end portion l' ereof then being betweenthe leaf spring 99 and the inner end of the arm 77. The leaf spring 90thus maintains the arm 77 in an upward stable position where the axle 32and the paint roller 4 may be removed from the frame.

It is apparent that the present invention provides a paint roller unitof exceedingly simple, compact and economical construction, whichenables the skilled and unskilled alike to readily paint a vertical wallnear its juncture with the ceiling and without staining the ceiling withpaint.

It should be understood that numerous modifications may be made of thepreferred form of the invention described above without deviating fromthe broader aspects of the invention.

What I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of theUnited States:

1. A paint roller unit for applying paint to a first wall surfacecontiguous to another wall surface intersecting the same at right anglesthereto, said paint roller unit comprising: a frame, a paint rollermounted on a frame for rotation about a central longitudinal axis,spacer means at the end of the paint roller nearest said line ofintersection and near the perimeter of the roller on the side of thepaint roller which engages said first wall surface, said spacer meansextending a short distance beyond the end of the paint roller to engagesaid second wall surface and space the paint roller therefrom, paintwiping means on said frame at the latter end of the paint roller whichengages the adjacent end of the paint roller to wipe paint therefrom asit is rolled along the wall surfaces to be painted, and means forcatching the paint as it is scraped from the latter end of the paintroller.

2. A paint roller unit for applying paint to a first wall surfacecontiguous to another wall surface intersecting the same at right anglesthereto, said paint roller unit comprising: a frame, a paint rollerhaving a frusto-conical outer paint-applying surface and mounted on aframe for rotation about a central longitudinal axis, roller means onsaid frame opposite one end of the paint roller for making rollingcontact with one of said wall surfaces at a point spaced from the lineof intersection of said wall surfaces, spacer means at the end of thepaint roller nearest said line of intersection and near the perimeter ofthe roller on the side of the paint roller which engages said first wallsurface, said spacer means extending a short distance beyond the end ofthe paint roller to engage said second wall surface and space the paintroller therefrom, paint wiping means on said frame at the latter end ofthe paint roller which engages the adjacent end of the paint roller towipe paint therefrom as it is rolled along the wall surfaces to bepainted, and means for catching the paint as it is scraped from thelatter end of the paint roller, said latter means being a pan contiguousto and extending closely along and parallel to the side of said paintroller remote from the side to engage the wall surface to be painted,said pan having closely spaced side walls forming finger grip surfacesfor holding the paint roller durin its movement along the wall surfaceto be painted.

3. A paint roller unitfor applying paint to a first wall surfacecontiguous to another wall surface intersecting the same at right anglesthereto, said paint roller unit comprising: a frame, a paint rollermounted on a frame for rotation about a central longitudinal axis,said'frame carrying roller means at one end of the paint roller which isto be located remote from the line of intersection of said wall surfacesfor making rolling contact with said first wall surface outside of thearea thereof engaged by said paint roller as the paint roller is rolledalong said first wall surface in a direction parallel to said line ofintersection, roller means on said frame at the other end of the paintroller for making rolling contact with said second wall surface at apoint radially outwardly of the paint roller, spacer means within thelatter end of the paint roller and near the perimeter of the roller onthe side of the paint roller which engages said first wall surface, saidspacer means extending a short distance beyond the end of the paintroller to engage said second wall surface and space the paint rollertherefrom, paint wiping means on said frame at the latter end of thepaint roller which engages the adjacent end of the paint roller to wipepaint therefrom as it is rolled along the wall surfaces to be painted,and means for catching the paint as it is scraped from the latter end ofthe paint roller.

4. A paint roller unit for applying paint to a first 'wall surfacecontiguous to another wall surface intersecting the same at right anglesthereto, said paint roller unit comprising a frame, a paint rollerhaving a frustoconical outer paint-applying surface and mounted on aframe for rotation about a central longitudinal axis, roller means onsaid frame opposite one end of the paint roller for making rollingcontact with one of said wall surfaces at a point spaced from the lineof intersection of said wall surfaces, spacer means at the wide end ofthe paint roller and near the perimeter of the roller on the side of thepaint roller which engages said first wall surface, said spacer meansextending a short distance beyond the end of the paint roller to engagesaid second wall surface and space the paint roller therefrom, paintwiping means on said frame at the latter end of the paint roller whichengages the adjacent end of the paint roller to Wipe paint therefrom asit is rolled along the Wall surfaces to be painted, and means forcatching the paint as it is scraped from the latter end of the paintroller, said latter means comprising a pan contiguous to and extendingclosely along and parallel to the side of said paint roller remote fromthe side to engage the wall surface to be painted.

5. A paint roller unit for applying paint to a first wall surfacecontiguous to another wall surface intersecting the same at right anglesthereto, said paint roller unit comprising: a frame, a paint rollerhaving a frustoconical outer paint-applying surface and mounted on aframe for rotation about a central longitudinal axis, said framecarrying roller means at the narrow end of the paint roller which is tobe located remote from the line of intersection of said wall surfacesfor making rolling contact with said first wall surface outside of thearea thereof engaged by said paint roller as the paint roller isrolled'along said first wall surface in a direction parallel to saidline of intersection, roller means on said frame at the other end of thepaint roller for making rolling contact with said second wall surface ata point radially outwardly of the paint roller, spacer means at the wideend of the paint roller and near the perimeter 'of the roller on theside of the paint roller which engages said first wall surface, saidspacer means extending a short distance beyond the end of the paintroller to engage said second wall surface and space the paint rollertherefrom, paint wiping means on said frame at the latter end of thepaint roller which engages the adjacent end of the paint roller to wipepaint therefrom as it is rolled along the wall surfaces to be painted,and means for catching the paint as it is scraped from the latter end ofthe paint roller, said latter means comprising a pan contiguous to andextending closely along and parallel to the side of said paint rollerremote from the side to engage the wall surface to be painted, said panhaving closely spaced side walls forming relatively finger grip surfacesfor holding the paint roller during its movement along the wall surfaceto be painted.

6. A paint roller unit' for applying paint to a vertical wall contiguousto a ceiling at right angles thereto, said paint roller unit comprisinga frame including an opentop paint-receiving pan, said frame having atone end first roller means adapted to make rolling contact with one ofsaid ceiling and wall at a point spaced from the line of intersectionbetween said wall and ceiling, a paint roller having a frusto-conicalouter paint-applying surface supported from said frame for rotationabout an axis inclined upwardly and outwardly so that the innermostsurface of the paint roller extends in a vertical plane to make contactwith said vertical wall when said first roller means makes contacttherewith, said frame having an arm which lies contiguous to the top ofthe paint roller and is positioned to be located in the space betweenthe ceiling and the paint roller when the latter is positioned to paintthe vertical wall adjacent the ceiling, and spacer roller meanssupported for rotation upon said arm and projecting a relatively smalldistance above the uppermost portions of the paint roller to makerolling engagement with the ceiling to prevent the paint roller fromtouching the ceiling, and said arm carrying wiper means which engagesthe upper end of the paint roller to wipe the paint therefrom, saidpaint-receiving pan underlying the outerside of the paint roller andpositioned to catch the paint dripping from the wiped upper end thereof.

7. A paint roller unit for applying paint to a vertical wall contiguousto a ceiling at right angles thereto, said paint roller unit comprisinga frame having at one end first roller means adapted to make rollingcontact with one of said ceiling and wall at a point spaced from theline of intersection between said wall and ceiling, a paint rollerhaving a frusto-conical outer paint-applying surface supported from saidframe for rotation about an axis inclined upwardly and outwardly so thatthe innermost surface of the paint roller extends in a vertical plane tomake contact with said vertical wall when said first roller means makescontact therewith, said paint roller having a recess at the upper end,and said frame having an arm pivotally mounted to the outer upper end ofthe frame for movement between a stable upwardly extending position anda stable inwardly and horizontally extending position where the arm liescontiguous to the top of the paint roller and is positioned to belocated in the space between the ceiling and the paint roller when thelatter is positioned to paint the vertical wall adjacent the ceiling,said arm in said horizontally extending position having a depending endportion extending into said recess in the upper end of the paint rollerat a point contiguous to the side of the paint roller which engages thevertical wall, and spacer roller means supported for rotation upon saiddepending end portion of said arm and projecting a relatively smalldistance above the uppermost portions of the paint roller to makerolling engagement with the ceiling to prevent the paint roller fromtouching the ceiling.

8. A paint roller unit for applying paint to a vertical wall contiguousto a ceiling at right angles thereto, said paint roller unit comprisinga frame including an opentop paint-receiving pan, said frame having atits bottom end first roller means adapted to make rolling contact withsaid wall at a point spaced from the line of intersection between saidwall and ceiling, a paint roller having a frusto-conical outerpaint-applying surface supported from said frame for rotation about anaxis inclined upwardly and outwardly so that the innermost surface ofthe paint roller extends in a vertical plane to make contact with saidvertical wall when said first roller means makes contact therewith, saidpaint roller having a recess at the upper end, said frame carrying atits upper and outer end second roller means positioned to make rollingengagement with the ceiling when the paint roller is positionedcontiguous to the line of intersection between the vertical wall ceilingwhere the paint roller and said first roller means are in rollingcontact with said vertical wall, and said frame having an arm pivotallymounted to the outer upper end of the frame for movement between astable upwardly extending position and a stable inwardly andhorizontally extending position where the arm extends contiguous to thetop of the paint roller and is positioned to be located in the spacebetween the ceiling and the paint roller when the latter is positionedto paint the vertical wall adjacent the ceiling, said arm in saidhorizontally extending position having a depending end portion extendinginto said recess in the upper end of the paint roller at a pointcontiguous to the side of the paint roller which engages the verticalwall, and spacer roller means supported for rotation upon said dependingend portion of said arm and projecting a relatively small distance abovethe uppermost portions of the paint roller to make rolling engagementwith the ceiling to prevent the paint roller from touching the ceiling,and said arm carrying wiper means which engages the upper end of thepaint roller to wipe the paint therefrom, said paint-receiving panunderlying the outer side of the paint roller and positioned to catchthe paint dripping from the wiped under end thereof.

9. A paint roller unit for applying paint to a vertical wall contiguousto a ceiling at right angles thereto, said paint roller unit comprisinga frame including an opentop paint-receiving pan having closely spacedupstanding side walls adapted to be grasped by the hands of the user, aninclined bottom wall extending between the lower ends of said side wallsand a bottom end wall extending between said side walls and closing offthe bottom end of the paint-receiving pan, said frame having at theinner lower end thereof a first pair of rollers mounted for rotationabout spaced vertical axes parallel to said vertical wall and adapted tomake rolling contact with said vertical wall at a point spaced from theline of intersection between said wall and ceiling, a paint rollerhaving a frusto-conical outer paint-applying surface supported from saidframe for rotation about an axis located between said first-mentionedpair of rollers and inclined upwardly and outwardly so that theinnermost surface of the paint roller extends in a vertical plane tomake contact with said vertical wall when said first pair of rollersmakes contact therewith, said paint roller having a recess at the upperend, said frame carrying at its upper and outer end a second pair ofrollers mounted for rotation about spaced horizontal axes straddlingsaid paint roller axis of rotation and extending transversely of saidvertical wall and positioned to make rolling engagement with the ceilingwhen the paint roller is positioned contiguous to the line ofintersection between the wall and ceiling where the paint roller andsaid first pair of rollers are in rolling contact with said verticalwall, and said frame having an arm pivotally mounted to the outer upperend of the frame for movement between a stable upwardly extendingposition and a stable inwardly and horizontally extending position wherethe arm lies contiguous to the top of the paint roller and is positionedto be located in the space between the ceiling and the paint roller whenthe latter is positioned to paint the vertical wall adjacent theceiling, said arm in said horizontally extending position having adepending end portion extending into said recess in the upper end of thepaint roller at a point contiguous to the side of the paint roller whichengages the vertical wall, spacer roller means supported for rotationupon said depending end portion 9 10 of said arm positioned about ahorizontal axis extending References Cited in the file of this patenttransversel to said vertical wall and rojectin a relatively smaiidistance above the upperi nost poftions of UNITED STATES PATENTS thepaint roller to make rolling engagement with the 691,134 shi kl J 14,1902 ceiling to prevent the paint roller from touching the ceil- 6849,777 Freestate Apr. 9, 1907 ing, and said arm carrying wiper meanswhich engages 1,835,822 Stutzenstein Dec. 9, 1931 the upper end of thepaint roller to wipe the paint there- 2,548,653 Cromwell Apr. 10, 1951from, said paint-receiving pan underlying the outer side 2,797,427 TateJuly 2, 1957 of the paint roller and positioned to catch the paint drip-2,836,840 Pratt June 3, 1958 ping from the wiped upper end thereof. 102,936,474 Custer May 17, 1960

